About the role#
Meta Reality Labs in Redmond is looking for PhD students to work on behavioral inference from sparse information. You will focus on multimodal, egocentric data to build models for Wearable AI. This role involves a 12 to 24 week internship with various start dates available throughout the year. Some projects require a minimum of 16 consecutive weeks.
What you'll do#
- Develop AI algorithms to infer human behavior patterns such as gaze, physiological sensing, gestures, or vocal cues.
- Create data collection strategies, benchmarks, and metrics to improve model efficiency, scalability, and stability.
- Collaborate with researchers and engineers across different disciplines.
- Contribute to research applied to Meta products and services.
- Provide regular updates on your research agenda, progress, and results.
- Publish your findings in top-tier journals and at international conferences.
What you'll need#
- Current enrollment in or pursuit of a PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Robotics, Neuroscience, or a related field.
- Programming experience in Python and deep learning frameworks like PyTorch.
- Experience with modern generative AI frameworks.
- Ability to obtain and maintain work authorization in the United States.
- Experience with interdisciplinary and cross-culture collaboration.
- Quantitative skills for solving analytical problems.
- Comfort analyzing high-volume natural language and multimodal data.
- Experience optimizing machine learning algorithms for limited data and constrained hardware.
- Proven track record of results through grants, fellowships, patents, or first-authored publications.
- Intent to return to your degree program after the internship.
Location & details#
- Location: Redmond, Washington
- Modality: On-site
- Employment: Full-time intern
- Compensation: $7,650 to $12,667 per month
About Meta
Meta develops software and social media applications. It operates platforms such as Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The company maintains headquarters in Menlo Park, California. Current work focuses on augmented and virtual reality alongside artificial intelligence and machine learning.
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